Trump’s comms director lashes out at Jimmy Kimmel over Oscars jibe

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16 Mar 2026 • 11:58 PM MYT
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  • White House Communications Director Steven Cheung has blasted Jimmy Kimmel following a joke made about Melania Trump's Amazon documentary at the Oscars.
  • Kimmel, while presenting an award, quipped that Melania Trump's husband would be angry she was not nominated for her documentary, which reportedly cost Amazon $40 million to acquire.
  • Cheung responded on X, labeling Kimmel a “classless hack” and alluding to his past apologies for doing impressions of Black celebrities.
  • “He lives a pathetic existence where nobody – not even his family – enjoys his miserable company,” Cheung continued. “The only people giving him any attention are Hollywood Elites. BUH-BYE!”
  • Others from the MAGA community also condemned Kimmel, with some accusing him of misogyny for his remarks about the documentary's content, which he described as Melania “walking around the White House trying on shoes.”

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